Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Strasburg, CO

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Prairie Creek Rental Housing

56175 Sunset Ave, Strasburg, Colorado 80136

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Strasburg, Colorado
$41.69/hour
$27.27 (+189%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $34.44 (+475%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Strasburg, Colorado?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Strasburg, Colorado.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Strasburg, Colorado.

Go to the Colorado Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Strasburg.

How many renters live in Strasburg, Colorado?

The City of Strasburg has 3,149 people living in 1,060 households.

There are 293 renters living in 113 renter households in this City. Renters make up 9.3 percent of the population living in Strasburg.

What is the rental market like in Strasburg, Colorado?

There are an estimated 1,060 housing units in the Strasburg area. Of these, 113 units are rental homes, making up 11 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Strasburg, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Strasburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Strasburg is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Strasburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Strasburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 35 33 6 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Strasburg

A large number of apartments in Strasburg have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Strasburg are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 73 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 65 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Strasburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,658 to $3,225. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,658
One BR $1,835
Two BR $2,201
Three BR $2,874
Four BR $3,225
2024 Fair Market Rents in Strasburg, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Strasburg?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
One BR 35 100 percent
Two BR 33 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Strasburg, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Strasburg?

Income Based Apartments in Strasburg, Colorado

Strasburg features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Strasburg, Colorado

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Strasburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Strasburg, Colorado

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Strasburg landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Strasburg.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Strasburg, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,981 and $2,421.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.